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January 29, 2019 | News

Teltronic to upgrade Porto Alegre metro telecoms system

TRENSURB, the metro operator in Porto Alegre, the capital of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, has awarded Hytera Communications Corporation subsidiary Teltronic a contract to upgrade the network’s telecommunications system.

January 14, 2019 | Central/South America

Brazil sets timetable for renewal of railway concessions

BRAZIL's National Land Transport Agency (ANTT) has released a new timetable for the early renewal of rail freight concessions, which is expected to unlock investment worth more than Reais 30bn ($US 8bn).

January 2, 2019 | Central/South America

São Paulo targets rail expansion

The state of São Paulo is investing more to expand the urban rail network in the São Paulo metropolitan area, build light rail lines and introduce a two-line inter-city network in the state. Renata Passos reports on the progress made so far and the challenges facing the expansion.

December 17, 2018 | Central/South America

New Brazilian government to back rail freight development

Brazil’s president-elect is expected to maintain the country’s new line construction programme and continue the process to renew the regional rail freight concessions, the first of which are expected to be concluded soon. Renata Passos reports on the latest developments.

December 12, 2018 | Central/South America

Brazil launches tenders for North-South Railway concession

THE Brazilian government launched procurement of the concession for the construction, operation and maintenance of the North-South Railway (FNS) with a tender notice in the Official Journal of the Union (DOU) on November 30.

November 26, 2018 | Central/South America

Testing begins on Rio de Janeiro LRT Line 3

DYNAMIC testing has begun in Rio de Janeiro on Line 3 of the Carioca light rail network.

November 14, 2018 | Financial

Rumo reports first profit since ALL merger

RUMO’s port, rail and terminal subsidiaries in Brazil recorded of positive result of Reais 136m ($US 35.7m) in the first nine months of 2018, reversing a Reais 201.1m loss for the same period in 2017.

October 8, 2018 | Central/South America

New service connects central São Paulo with airport

SÃO Paulo’s Paulista Metropolitan Trains Company (CPTM) has launched a new direct service from Brás station to Guarulhos International Airport using lines 12 and 13 of the city’s suburban network.

October 3, 2018 | Central/South America

São Paulo opens metro Line 5 extension

AN important missing link in the metro network was completed on September 28 with the opening of the 2.8km eastern extension of Line 5 (Purple Line) from AACD Servidor to Chácara Klabin.

September 25, 2018 | Central/South America

Tendering begins for Brasilia metro extension

THE government of the Brazilian Federal District launched a tender on September 20 for a contract to build a 3.7km extension of the Brasilia metro Line 1 (Orange Line) in the western suburb of Samambaia.

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